Town government · Warren County, NY

Chester's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chester took in $5.0 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money49%Town taxes34%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)6.4%State tax money6.1%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

49%

of Chester's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes34%

Property tax
29%$1.5 million
Other taxes
5.3%$268 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$166 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$60 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$324 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$148 thousand
  • Water$89 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
6.1%$305 thousand

County and local tax money49%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
49%$2.5 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$114 thousand
Fines
2.1%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs32%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.5%Health and hospitals5.0%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

12%

of Chester's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$955 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$180 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$129 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$516 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$438 thousand
  • Libraries$78 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.5%$378 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$237 thousand
  • Water supply$141 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.0%$221 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$205 thousand
  • Hospitals$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$140 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Chester. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Chester itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.